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Now the ground is soft you might find that it's worth running up on two planks anyway, I always jack the van to fit the dual alko locks but on soft ground you need some wood to stop the koJack sinking into the ground and I have found that there is not always enough room under the chassis to get the jack in with a piece of wood under it.

It also spreads the weight on the wet ground being on planks so that the wheels don't dig in and put extra strain on the steadies, 1800kg on mud soon starts to compress!

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This has been bothering mme for a while . . not needed to do so yet, but it will be necessary some time . ..

I have, to see what happened, driven up a single ramp for the leading wheel . . It lifted the trailing wheel off the ground, so thats not the way . .

Then I thought, if I got a second ramp and cut it into two pieces, such that it would fit between the wheels, and then when the rear wheel was approaching the top of the first part, slide the other piece in if necessary to continue raising . .

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This has been bothering mme for a while . . not needed to do so yet, but it will be necessary some time . ..

I have, to see what happened, driven up a single ramp for the leading wheel . . It lifted the trailing wheel off the ground, so thats not the way . .

Then I thought, if I got a second ramp and cut it into two pieces, such that it would fit between the wheels, and then when the rear wheel was approaching the top of the first part, slide the other piece in if necessary to continue raising . .

Having recently acquired my first twin axle, I have been puzzling over the best way to do this . .

I don't like the idea of putting two ramps down and having the leading wheel go over the first ramp.

What I have been thinking about is cutting one ramp on a slope so that it fits comfortably between the wheels, putting the other in front of the leading wheel and 'driving' up, if necessary putting the second part of the trailing ramp in position as the wheel nears the top.

Is it really necessary to use a Milenco wheel lifter, or ramps, on TWO wheels?

Although two axles are needed when bouncing along on the road, I would expect that a static load, when parked, would only need the support of one of the pair of wheels.

DAVID

When we had a twin for 7 years, the handbook stated the difference between the front and rear axles must not be in excess of 6" (about the size of a kerb I think).

I had a set of home made wooden planks bolted together at one end to enable it to swivel, the length of the planks were slightly longer than the 2 wheels, when I sold it and went back to a single axle, I then simply cut the wood down to fit the one wheel.

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I have two yellow levelling ramps - I simply put them down the same distance apart as the axle and reverse up them slowly. Driving over the first ramp does not cause the 'van to drop suddenly if you take it slowly. I sometimes use the mover. Advantage over flat planks is that the degree if levelling is much more accurate unless your planks are in 2 or 3mm thick sections you cannot possibly get it quite right whereas with a gradient slope you can. Once it's level, if the Alko lock is not lined up, I simply jack it up until I can rotate the wheel to fit it.

My insurance is with the CC and as long as one wheel lock and/or a hitch lock is fitted, I am covered. I could have a discount if I fitted both wheel locks but I felt not worth it.

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Having recently acquired my first twin axle, I have been puzzling over the best way to do this . .

I don't like the idea of putting two ramps down and having the leading wheel go over the first ramp.

What I have been thinking about is cutting one ramp on a slope so that it fits comfortably between the wheels, putting the other in front of the leading wheel and 'driving' up, if necessary putting the second part of the trailing ramp in position as the wheel nears the top.

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Hi Pete, I did the same as you. I tried to buy some from a caravan dealer in Australia and they would not post to the UK. I would certainly buy some.

Have a look at this http://delter-culson. ../new-gallery-1/ There is another thread - started by Rita G introducing this gadget and I am now very pleased that the Australian company were not willing to sell me theirs I am going to purchase one of these instead,

Have a look at this http://delter-culson. ../new-gallery-1/ There is another thread - started by Rita G introducing this gadget and I am now very pleased that the Australian company were not willing to sell me theirs I am going to purchase one of these instead,Doesn't seem

Don't seem to lift very high . . I don't think I'd bother levelling if it was only that far out.

The video is the advert . . it is where people tend to exaggerate their product's capabilities, so if I wasn't impressed there, why should i look elsewhere to see if it is better than they show?

I agree Old Hand,

I have looked at all the tabs and none suggest to me it is any better than the old wooden/plastic ramps. IMHO, I cant see it being much use on soft ground as the size would not displace the weight enough to stop it sinking.

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The video is the advert . . it is where people tend to exaggerate their product's capabilities, so if I wasn't impressed there, why should i look elsewhere to see if it is better than they show?

The video demonstrates its use - and does so very well.

It does not demonstrate maximum lift height - it demonstrates its functionality to achieve the goal - in this case to raise the second wheel high enough to fit the second wheel lock. Clearly the height raised was sufficient to do that as shown in the video.

They never said" let me show you how high it will go" - If you want that information go to the specifications where the max pressure and heights are discussed